Orchid Species
Pure Botanical Heritage: Natural Orchid Species
Explore our collection of true orchid species—nature's original masterpieces, unchanged by hybridization. These are the wild orchids that inspired centuries of botanical exploration and continue to captivate serious collectors with their authentic beauty and fascinating natural history.
Why Species Orchids Matter:
- Botanical Authenticity: Pure species as they exist in nature, not human-created hybrids
- Conservation Value: Many species face habitat loss in the wild, making cultivation important for preservation
- Discovery Stories: Each species has a unique tale of botanical exploration and discovery
- Natural Adaptation: Evolved over millennia to thrive in specific ecosystems, from cloud forests to tropical lowlands
- Genetic Foundation: These are the parent plants behind many popular hybrid orchids
Natural Habitats & Origins: Our species orchids represent diverse ecosystems from around the world—misty mountain slopes in the Andes, humid rainforests of Southeast Asia, cool cloud forests of Central America, and rocky outcrops of Madagascar. Understanding their natural habitat helps recreate ideal growing conditions at home.
For the Serious Collector: Species orchids appeal to growers who appreciate botanical accuracy, natural diversity, and the challenge of cultivating plants true to their wild origins. Many species offer unique characteristics rarely found in mass-produced hybrids, including distinctive fragrances, unusual flower forms, and specific blooming patterns tied to seasonal changes.
Growing Considerations: Species orchids range from beginner-friendly to advanced difficulty levels. Each variety includes information about its natural habitat, which guides care requirements including temperature ranges, humidity levels, and light preferences. Some species are more forgiving than their hybrid descendants, while others require precise conditions.
Perfect for: Collectors building reference collections, enthusiasts interested in orchid evolution and taxonomy, growers seeking authentic botanical specimens, and those who value the heritage and story behind each plant.
Pure Botanical Heritage: Natural Orchid Species
Explore our collection of true orchid species—nature's original masterpieces, unchanged by hybridization. These are the wild orchids that inspired centuries of botanical exploration and continue to captivate serious collectors with their authentic beauty and fascinating natural history.
Why Species Orchids Matter:
- Botanical Authenticity: Pure species as they exist in nature, not human-created hybrids
- Conservation Value: Many species face habitat loss in the wild, making cultivation important for preservation
- Discovery Stories: Each species has a unique tale of botanical exploration and discovery
- Natural Adaptation: Evolved over millennia to thrive in specific ecosystems, from...
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This is a very beautiful orchid produces striking numerous flowered pendulous spikes of deep cherry red with darker lip. Excellent shape, substance and texture. On offer this is a very healthy plant.Regular price $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer the orchid is growing in 80 mm pot, very healthy and well established. A beautiful combination of two different and unique varieties. Limited Quantity available.Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis parishii is a species of orchid found from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina. This is a beautiful miniature orchid which can bloom in the same pot.Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya jenmanii occurs in Guiana, Venezuela and on the borders of Brazil, where it grows epiphytic in trees in deep forests along rivers at an altitude of 400 to 1200 meters above sea level. It is a small sized, hot to warm growing, unifoliate epiphytic...Regular price $105.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Plant is found in forest of Minas Gerais, Rio De Janiero and Espiritu Santo states in Brazil; Ecuador and Colombia at elevations of 230 to 1800 meters. Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or...Regular price $60.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya tigrina is not for the meek; this is a robust orchid that can grow two to three feet tall and produce many-flowered inflorescences. And that is exactly what makes it so wonderful! Cattleya tigrina is found in coastal forests below 100 meters in southern...Regular price $78.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is a warm growing epiphyte with many glossy, elliptic-obovate leaves tapering to the base and apically acute or obtuse. The shiny, fleshy leaves are 23 cm long. The flowers are 2.5 cm in diameter, they smell of violets, they are fleshy, the flower has...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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In its native habitat of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this species can be found growing on trees in swampy woodlands. The white flowers are about 4 inches wide and sport a yellow lip, and they really stand out. This is a fantastic, compact species...Regular price $190.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This Phalaenopsis species is a small sized, hot growing, epiphytic species with to 4, elliptic to oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate leaves. The petals of both whorls are slightly cup-shaped and have quite sharp tops, but usually they are wide enough to overlap at the base....Regular price $300.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a species orchid that produces beautiful white and pink flowers. Dendrobium bigibbum, commonly known as the Cooktown orchid or mauve butterfly orchid. It is a flowering size plant growing in a 100mm pot.--This is a species orchid that produces beautiful white and...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is an orchid species plant that blooms in the winter with five to seven 1.7 cm wide flowers. Plants are found growing in India to Northern Thailand at elevations around 1650 meters.--This is an orchid species plant that blooms in the winter with...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Very beautiful species orchids mounted on bark.Regular price $60.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Vietnam and Hainan China in primary montane forests at elevations around 1000 to 1600 meters where it is a small to medium sized, cool to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with a pendant stem carrying terete, pendant leaves that blooms with an arching...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium lindleyi is found as a miniature to small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte in Assam India, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Hainan provinces of China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.--Dendrobium lindleyi is found as a miniature to small sized,...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This fantastic rare species from lowland New Guinea loves heat and bright light. In nature it is often found growing on rotted logs in swampy areas. The growths can eventually get quite tall but the plant can start flowering when it is about 2-3...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a gorgeous, rare, exotic Indian Dendrobium orchid growing in a 50mm tube, it is easy to care for and is truly a show winner with its stunning array of flowers. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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